Effects of nonplastic fines on the liquefaction resistance of sands

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 408-415

  Polito, Carmine P ^a   Martin II, James R ^b  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILT; SOIL LIQUEFACTION; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS;

NONPLASTIC FINES;

SAND;

FINES; LIQUEFACTION; SAND; SILTY SOIL; SOIL DYNAMICS;

EID: 0035340158     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2001)127:5(408)     Document Type: Article

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